2003 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup Explained

The 2003 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup season began on April, 5 at Circuit de Catalunya. 2003 was the first season of this championship created by Renault as a support series in Eurosport's Super Racing Weekends (ETCC and FIA GT Championship). The titles went to Argentinian driver José María López and French team ARTA-Signature.

Entry List

Team		Driver	Rounds
Jenzer Motorsport	1	Neel Jani	All
Jenzer Motorsport	2	Fredy Lienhard, Jr.	All
ARTA-Signature	3	Tristan Gommendy	All
ARTA-Signature	4	Kousuke Matsuura	All
RN Motorsport	5	Hayanari Shimoda	All
RD Motorsport	7	Ralf Dekarski	1-7
RD Motorsport	8	Matt Halliday	1-7
Bicar Racing	9	Ivan Bellarosa	All
DAMS	11	Christian Murchison	1-7
	11	Mike den Tandt	8-10
	27	Adam Khan	1-6
	27	nowrap	Davide di Benedetto	10
	37	José María López	All
SRTS	12	Thed Björk	1-2
		Charles Hall	3, 7
		Marko Asmer	4
		Vanina Ickx	9
		Ryan Sharp	10
	14	Edward Sandström	All
AFC Motorsport	15	Andrea Belicchi	All
AFC Motorsport	16	Andrea Scafuro	All
Victory Engineering Cram Competition	18	Damien Pasini	2-10
19	Jaime Melo, Jr.	All
Guidare Formula	23	Davide di Benedetto	1-5, 8-9
Guidare Formula	23	Matteo Cressoni	10
EuroInternational	50	Can Artam	5-6
	77	Giorgio Mondini	All

Race calendar and results

31 March and 2 April were test days for all drivers and teams at the circuits of Circuito de Albacete and Circuit de Catalunya in Spain.

Round		Location	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	R1	Montmeló, Spain	Circuit de Catalunya	5 April	José María López	Neel Jani	Neel Jani	Jenzer Motorsport
1	R2	Montmeló, Spain	Circuit de Catalunya	6 April	José María López	José María López	Neel Jani	Jenzer Motorsport
2	R1	Magny-Cours, France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	26 April	Tristan Gommendy	Jaime Melo, Jr.	Jaime Melo, Jr.	Cram Competition
2	R2	Magny-Cours, France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	27 April	Tristan Gommendy	Jaime Melo, Jr.	Jaime Melo, Jr.	Cram Competition
3	R	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Circuit de Monaco	31 May	Matt Halliday	Jaime Melo, Jr.	Jaime Melo, Jr.	Cram Competition
4	R1	Leicestershire, United Kingdom	Donington Park	28 June	José María López	José María López	José María López	DAMS
4	R2	29 June	Donington Park	Kosuke Matsuura	Kosuke Matsuura	Kosuke Matsuura	ARTA-Signature
5	R	Spa, Belgium	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	26 July	Jaime Melo, Jr.	José María López	Jaime Melo, Jr.
6	R1			30 August	Neel Jani	Tristan Gommendy	Andrea Belicchi	AFC Motorsport
6	R2			31 August			José María López	DAMS
7	R1	Anderstorp, Sweden	Scandinavian Raceway	6 September	José María López	José María López	José María López	DAMS
7	R2	Anderstorp, Sweden	Scandinavian Raceway	7 September	José María López	Tristan Gommendy		ARTA-Signature
8	R1	Oschersleben, Germany	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben		José María López	José María López	Kosuke Matsuura	ARTA-Signature
8	R2	Oschersleben, Germany	21 September	José María López	José María López	José María López	DAMS
9	R1	Estoril, Portugal	Autódromo do Estoril	4 October	José María López	José María López	José María López	DAMS
9	R2	Estoril, Portugal	Autódromo do Estoril	5 October	Kosuke Matsuura	Neel Jani	Kosuke Matsuura	ARTA-Signature
10	R1	Monza, Italy	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	18 October	Neel Jani	José María López	Neel Jani	Jenzer Motorsport
10	R2	Monza, Italy	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	19 October	Neel Jani	Neel Jani	Neel Jani	Jenzer Motorsport

Championship standings

Points are awarded in both race as following : 30, 24, 20, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2. 2 bonus points were awarded for pole position and for the fastest lap.The French round's main race had to be stopped early, and subsequently half points were awarded.

Drivers

Pos	Driver	SPA		FRA		MON	UK		BEL1	BEL2		SWE		GER		POR		ITA		Points
gra	spr	gra	spr	gra	gra	spr	gra	gra	spr	gra	spr	gra	spr	gra	spr	gra	spr
1		Ret	13	Ret	3	3	1	3	7	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	5	3	Ret	354
2	Neel Jani	1	1	2	6	Ret	3	4	2	3	3	2	3	10	6	4	2	1	1	350
3	Kosuke Matsuura	2	Ret	3	Ret	14	4	1	DSQ	7	5	5	4	1	2	3	1	2	2	286
4	Tristan Gommendy	6	4	17†	2	13	2	2	DSQ	4	2	4	1	Ret	3	2	3	6	3	286
5	Jaime Melo, Jr.	8	2	1	1	1	Ret	5	1	11	6	9	6	Ret	8	8	4	3	4	226
6	Andrea Belicchi	3	7	5	Ret	9	5	8	3	1	DNS	3	5	4	11	6	7	Ret	7	180
7	Giorgio Mondini	10	5	8	Ret	Ret	7	7	5	9	7	Ret	7	11	7	10	8	4	5	109
8	Matt Halliday	4	3	4	Ret	2	6	6	Ret	5	13	DNS	DNS							102
9		5	Ret	13	4	10	12	14	12					5	5	11	11	7	6	72
10	Christian Murchison	9	10	6	DNS	7	9	9	6	6	4	7	Ret							69
11	Mike den Tandt													3	4	5	6	12	9	62
12	Hayanari Shimoda	Ret	8	15	7	5	13	11	10	Ret	9	8	Ret	8	9	7	9	Ret	10	62
13	Damien Pasini			10	Ret	4	Ret	13	4	14	12	11	13	6	Ret	9	Ret	5	13	59
14	Andrea Scafuro	11	9	11	5	Ret	11	10	8	10	10	12	10	Ret	10	Ret	10	11	8	40
15	Ivan Bellarosa	12	Ret	18†	9	6	Ret	18	11	15	8	Ret	11	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	12	34
16	Thed Björk	7	6	9	8															26
17	Edward Sandström	13	10	7	Ret	8	10	12	Ret			13	8	Ret	12	12	12	10	11	22
18	Charles Hall					Ret						6	9							14
19	Can Artam								15	8	11									6
20	Marko Asmer						8	15												6
21	Fredy Lienhard Jr.	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	13	Ret	14	10	12	9	13	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	6
22	Adam Khan	14	Ret	14	11	11	Ret	16	9	12	Ret									4
23	Ryan Sharp																	9	14	4
24	Ralf Dekarski	15	12	16	10	12	14	19	14	13	15	DNS	DNS							2
25	Vanina Ickx															13	13			0
26	Matteo Cressoni																	Ret	DNS	0
Pos	Driver	SPA		FRA		MON	UK		BEL1	BEL2		SWE		GER		POR		ITA		Points
gra	spr	gra	spr	gra	gra	spr	gra	gra	spr	gra	spr	gra	spr	gra	spr	gra	spr

† Driver did not finish but was classified, having completed more than 90% of race distance.

Teams

Pos	Team	Drivers	SPA		FRA		MON	UK		BEL1	BEL2		SWE		GER		POR		ITA		Points
gra	spr	gra	spr	gra	gra	spr	gra	gra	spr	gra	spr	gra	spr	gra	spr	gra	spr
1	ARTA-Signature	Kosuke Matsuura	2	Ret	3	Ret	14	4	1*	DSQ	7	5	5	4	1	2	3	1	2	2	572
1	ARTA-Signature	Tristan Gommendy	6	4	17†	2	13	2	2	DSQ	4*	2*	4	1*	Ret	3	2	3	6	4	572
2	DAMS	José María López	Ret	13*	Ret	3	3	1*	3	7*	2	1	1*	2	2*	1*	1*	5	3*	Ret	505
		nowrap	Davide di Benedetto																	7		6
		Christian Murchison	9	10	6	DNS	7	9	9	6	6	4	7	Ret
		Mike den Tandt													3	4	5	6	12	9
		Adam Khan	14	Ret	14	11	11	Ret	16	9	12	Ret
3	Jenzer Motorsport	Neel Jani	1*	1	2	6	Ret	3	4	2	3	3	2	3	10	6	4	2*	1	1*	356
3	Jenzer Motorsport	Fredy Lienhard, Jr.	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	13	Ret	14	10	12	9	13	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	356
4	Cram Competition	Jaime Melo, Jr.	8	2	1*	1*	1*	Ret	5	1	11	6	9	6	Ret	8	8	4	3	Ret	226
5	AFC Motorsport	Andrea Belicchi	3	7	5	Ret	9	5	8	3	1	DNS	3	5	4	11	6	7	Ret	7	220
5	AFC Motorsport	Andrea Scafuro	11	9	11	5	Ret	11	10	8	10	10	12	10	Ret	10	Ret	10	11	8	220
6	EuroInternational	Giorgio Mondini	10	5	8	Ret	Ret	7	7	5	9	7	Ret	7	11	7	10	8	4	5	115
6	EuroInternational	Can Artam								15	8	11									115
7	RD Motorsport	Matt Halliday	4	3	4	Ret	2	6	6	Ret	5	13	DNS	DNS							104
7	RD Motorsport	Ralf Dekarski	15	12	16	10	12	14	19	14	13	15	DNS	DNS							104
8	SRTS	Thed Björk	7	6	9	8															72
		Edward Sandström	13	10	7	Ret	8	10	12	Ret			13	8	Ret	12	12	12	10	11
		Charles Hall					Ret						6	9
		Marko Asmer						8	15
		Ryan Sharp																	9	14
		Vanina Ickx															13	13
9	RN Motorsport	Hayanari Shimoda	Ret	8	15	7	5	13	11	10	Ret	9	8	Ret	8	9	7	9	Ret	10	62
10	nowrap	Victory Engineering/Cram Comp.	Damien Pasini			10	Ret	4	Ret	13	4	14	12	11	13	6	Ret	9	Ret	5	13	59
11	Guidare Formula	Davide di Benedetto	5	Ret	13	4	10	12	14	12					5	5	11	11			54
11	Guidare Formula	Matteo Cressoni																	Ret	DNS	54
12	Bicar Racing	Ivan Bellarosa	12	Ret	18†	9	6	Ret	18	11	15	8	Ret	11	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	12	34
Pos	Team	Drivers	SPA		FRA		MON	UK		BEL1	BEL2		SWE		GER		POR		ITA		Points
gra	spr	gra	spr	gra	gra	spr	gra	gra	spr	gra	spr	gra	spr	gra	spr	gra	spr

† Driver did not finish but was classified, having completed more than 90% of race distance.

External links

Speedsportmag.com, results, entry list, calendar.
Nuvolari3000.com, results.
renault-sport.com, official web site of the series.